Iris' Red Russian

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Iris' Red Russian
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	beefsteak
Fruit size	large
Fruit type	slicer
Variety type	open-pollinated
Country	Russian

Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Iris' Red Russian - sliced fruit. 2015-08-18.

B.C KO T

Indet., regular leaf. Large red round beefsteak fruits with meaty flesh and very good full tomato flavor. 8-16 oz. Small seed locules, not many seeds.

Seed source:

Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF) 09 / Mrs. Josephine Lake of Sunbury, Ohio (OH LA J)

Year grown: 2015

Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)

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History

• Russian origin. Iris, a missionary to Siberia, brought seeds back in her purse.
• First offered in the Seed Savers 2000 Yearbook by Seed Savers Heritage Farm, Decorah, Iowa (IA SSE HF); original seeds from Mrs. Josephine Lake of Sunbury, Ohio (OH LA J).
• SSE TOMATO 5417.
• Introduced commercially by Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds in 2016.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Iris Red Russian - ripe fruit. 2015-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Iris Red Russian - sliced fruit. 2015-08-18.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Iris' Red Russian - sliced. 2015-09-09.

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  Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Iris' Red Russian - sliced. 2015-09-09.

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2016	Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new	.	.
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2011		1	0
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